irredentist — ► NOUN 1) a person advocating the restoration to their country of any territory formerly belonging to it. 2) historical (in 19th century Italian politics) an advocate of the return to Italy of all Italian speaking districts subject to other… … English terms dictionary

irredentist — [ir΄i den′tist] n. [It irredentista &LT; ( Italia) irredenta, unredeemed (Italy) &LT; L in , not + redemptus: see REDEMPTION] 1. [usually I ] Historical any member of an Italian political party, organized in 1878, seeking to recover for Italy… … English World dictionary

irredentist — irredentism, n. /ir i den tist/, n. 1. (usually cap.) a member of an Italian association that became prominent in 1878, advocating the redemption, or the incorporation into Italy, of certain neighboring regions (Italia irredenta) having a… … Universalium

irredentist — 1. noun /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/ Someone who calls for the seizure or recovery of territories or states currently subject to other countries; an adherent of irredentism. As the assassination of Sadat proved, the Arab irredentists, like the Zionist ultras,… … Wiktionary

Irredentist — noun /ɪɹɪˈdɛntɪst/ A member or supporter of the Italian party after 1878 which called for the recovery of all Italian speaking territories subject to other countries … Wiktionary